Kenta Miyake
Kenta Miyake (Japanese: 三宅健太) is a Japanese seiyū for the Pokémon anime.
Biography
Miyake was born on August 23, 1977 in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. He played mostly minor characters on Pokémon until the death of Hirotaka Suzuoki, the voice of Giovanni. As a result, Miyake took over the role of the Team Rocket leader, in addition to playing other characters in the anime. Miyake tends to be cast as muscular and overweight people with deeper voices. Miyake is currently affiliated with the talent agency 81 Produce.
Pokémon roles
Humans
Major
Minor
- Mr. Backlot
- Pokétch Company President
- Bianca's father
- Christopher (AG150)
- Movie director (AG165)
- Cal
- Kerrigan
- Carny
- Izzy
- Dan's father
- Mr. Matthews
- Robert's grandfather
- Shepherd
- Russet
- Galen (Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea)
- Godey (The Rise of Darkrai)
- Mr. Shaw
- Mantle
- Veofum
- Abe
- Referee (SM066)
- Trainer (SM081)
- Various guest characters
Pokémon
Major
- Ash's Donphan
- Ash's Sandile, Krokorok, and Krookodile
- Ash's Noivern
- Kiawe's Turtonator
- James's Inkay
- Paul's Elekid, Electabuzz, and Electivire
- Trip's Timburr and Gurdurr
- Georgia's Beartic
- Roark's Rampardos
- Entei (Zoroark: Master of Illusions)
Minor
- Anabel's Alakazam
- Alder's Bouffalant
- Drayden's Haxorus
- Drayden's Druddigon
- Bianca's Escavalier
- Cameron's Ferrothorn
- Reggie's Bibarel
- Joe's Mightyena
- Forrest's Rhyperior
- Emmy's Druddigon
- Shamus's Heatmor
- Burgundy's Stoutland*
- Katharine's Darumaka*
- Nihei's Venusaur
- Celosia's Manectric
- Trevor's Aerodactyl
- Roman's Snorlax
- Tupp's Salandit
- Landorus
- Escavalier
- Alakazam
- Slaking
- Nosepass
- Ursaring
- Venusaur
- Crawdaunt
- Haunter
- Croagunk
- Aggron
- Bidoof
- Weezing
- Scolipede (BW024)
- Beartic (BW046)
- Garbodor (BW055)
- Stoutland (Poké Ride; SM032)
- Rotom (Wash Rotom; SM057)
- Elekid (Pikachu's Rescue Adventure)
- Heatran (Arceus and the Jewel of Life)
- Gyarados (BW141)
- Passimian (SM064)
- Gastly (SM094)
* No official credit was given for this character.
Other non-Pokémon roles
- Vector the Crocodile of the Sonic the Hedgehog series.
- Shiroganehiko (Bleach)
- Jiroubou (Naruto)
- Z.W.E.I. (Soulcalibur V)
- Mohammed Avdol (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders (2014))
- All Might (My Hero Academia)
- Vlad Masters and additional villains in Japanese dub of Danny Phantom
- Bane (Batman Ninja)
Trivia
- Miyake's two best known human roles are that of voices the leaders of two evil organizations; Giovanni of Team Rocket and Cyrus of Team Galactic.
External links
This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each voice actor of the Pokémon anime. |